Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 938 - 173 Destruction

Chapter 938: Chapter 173 Destruction

The Six Dragons Sect Followers who had just escaped from the Nautilus and barely made it out alive witnessed this terrifying scene.

They were horrified to discover that this submarine, measured in tens of thousands of tons in displacement, was shaking, trembling, as if wailing in agony!

And the immense force capable of making such a massive submarine tremble was precisely the strength exerted by two prosthetic bodies weighing less than ten tons.

Xiang Shan stomped a foot on the floor. The heavy steel floor deformed like clay. Mechanical waves spread faster in steel and water. With this step, the surrounding surging seawater turned entirely into white mist, then was engulfed by the turbulent airflow that followed, turning the narrow passage into an illusory realm of fast-moving clouds and fog.

The water clinging to the inner wall of the passage didn’t even have time to condense into droplets before being shattered again by the aftermath of their clashes.

And the Holy Lord kept retreating! Retreating! Retreating!

The seawater, dispersed into white mist, couldn’t alter its nature of obstructing vision. The Magnetic Chain Weapons hidden within the white mist were like poisonous snakes hanging from trees. For a body like the Holy Lord’s, these Magnetic Chain Weapons might not be lethal, but being hindered, even slightly, in movement meant Xiang Shan himself could be the end for him.

Those snakes... no, from their posture, they resembled sea snakes gliding through the water, elegant yet deadly. But throughout the entire evolutionary history, no sea snake had ever moved with such terrifying swiftness. They were deadly, elegant, yet always as swift as lightning.

The Holy Lord had already pushed the long spear in his hand to its limits. To others, the silver spear flowers might perhaps appear even more dazzling than handheld fireworks. Yet the silver meteors could frequently pierce through the swiftly approaching Magnetic Chain Weapons while ensuring they were drawn back in time and not swept away by the opponent.

His upper body was almost overheating. Currently, he lacked effective sensing abilities. The radar within this body mainly operated based on infrasound or ultrasound. But in the atmospheric environment, the resistance the prosthetic bodies encountered was minimal, and the transmission of mechanical waves was much slower than in seawater. His perception, therefore, appeared particularly sluggish in such an environment.

Meanwhile, although the Magnetic Chain Weapons automatically recoiled, they would stick to the inner walls of the passage due to their trajectory, then adhere to them due to magnetism, becoming a source of assistance for Xiang Shan’s actions. Using this assistance, Xiang Shan could maneuver more swiftly than the Holy Lord.

In the Holy Lord’s view, this guy was like a specter, always able to launch spears from unbelievable angles, each thrust leaving him in dire danger, nearly taking his life.

The Holy Lord was more familiar with the structure here, having changed directions several times, either activating mechanisms or picking up weapons. But this slight advantage in distance was quickly reclaimed by Xiang Shan because of the Magnetic Chain Weapons.

—I must hold on! Utilize the terrain to contend with him!

—As long as the submarine is flooded, victory will be mine!

The Holy Lord grit his teeth and steadfastly held on, like a lone boat in the surge of the night tide.

And the Martial God, Xiang Shan, also began to grow impatient.

His current advantage against the Holy Lord was simply due to setting the battlefield in a more favorable environment for himself.

As time went on, more seawater would pour into the submarine, reducing the advantage he held.

Their battle would also impact the submarine, occasionally causing larger breaches, accelerating the influx of seawater.

One was driven by a sense of justice, determined to seek equality for the intelligent creatures of the cephalopods, while the other was filled with compassion, resolved to protect the dear ones he cherished.

In their struggle, one of them must fall.

The rumbling noise shifted from the middle to the front of the Nautilus, then from the front to the rear. In the back-and-forth exchanges, several deformations and openings appeared on the submarine’s shell.

This was also why the phenomenon of space boarding battles could occur.

Cyber Martial Arts indeed brought human combat techniques into unimagined paths, with the combat strength integrated into a prosthetic body and the might unleashed by a human brain far exceeding the imagination of predecessors. A Martial Artist Prosthesis could be like a natural disaster. Upon infiltrating an opposing vessel, even the mere motion could cause destruction. Even if there was an equally skilled opponent to contend with, the aftermath of their battle could devastate a vessel’s equipment like a tornado.

Only more outstanding martial artists could firmly control the opponent before damage reached critical parts, minimizing harm.

But the Holy Lord did not possess such skills. In his numerous engagements with Xiang Shan, they essentially ravaged the entire Nautilus. The framework of the Nautilus was affected by the shockwaves of their battle. Even if Xiang Shan were to retreat immediately, the Nautilus would no longer be able to navigate the ocean.

The Holy Lord, bringing Xiang Shan for a turn, reached the front of the submarine a second time. At the instant he was struck by Xiang Shan, due to the collision, the Nautilus’s bow slightly tilted downward, and naturally, seawater rushed toward this direction. This exacerbated the inclination of the Nautilus’s hull.

At this very moment, this was the deepest point of water in the Nautilus.

—Indeed, the time is almost here...

As this thought flashed through the Holy Lord’s mind, Xiang Shan once again swung his long spear. Three Magnetic Chain Weapons clung to the inner wall of the passage like octopus arms, propelling Xiang Shan forward. The Martial God, with all his might, assisted by the Vector Injector on his back, drove the long spear forward with a spin.

A strike descending like a typhoon from above!

The Holy Lord knew the Martial God wouldn’t let this moment slip by. If they went further, the Martial God’s prosthetic bodies could not sustain such high-intensity combat for long, hence, the battle of a lifetime. He knew now was crucial and activated every part of his machinery despite the risk of overload, resolved to block this strike.

The long spear and the steel spear collided mid-air, producing a thunderous clash beside the two. After all, the Holy Lord’s prosthetic body was heavy and needed to contend with the resistance of seawater, hence having the upper hand in strength. However, the combined strength of Xiang Shan’s two prosthetic bodies did not measure up and was flipped by his opponent with a single thrust.

But the Holy Lord didn’t fare well either. His body sank, and the flooring beneath him caved in directly. How could the submarine’s internal flooring withstand such a force? Additionally, the steel spear in his hand was shaken out, dropping to the ground.

As Xiang Shan got knocked back, countless fragments of silver light flashed by.

Just as the Holy Lord was in a rigid state from unloading force, with his footsteps constrained by the shattered terrain, unable to dodge or defend.

Just as Xiang Shan was flying backward, and the Magnetic Chain Weapons reformed into a straight, long chain.

The Magnetic Chain Weapons’ function as an electromagnetic gun came into play.

The Holy Lord’s consecutive thrusting strikes occasionally shattered components of the Magnetic Chain Weapons. And these components were all controlled by Xiang Shan using magnetism, adhering to them.

At this instant, Xiang Shan utilized the same trick, readjusting to inject them into the gaps of the Holy Lord’s turbine power system!